Pakistan, Saudi Arabia agree to jointly fight coronavirus.

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Wednesday stressed the need to adopt collaborative endeavors to deal with the challenging situation of Covid-19 and agreed to stay closely engaged.

Qureshi in a telephonic call with Prince Faisal expressed deep condolences on the loss of lives due to the outbreak of Covid-19 in Saudi Arabia. He commended the steps taken by the Kingdom in controlling the spread of the virus and also briefed Prince Faisal bin Farhan on the measures being taken by Pakistan to contain coronavirus.

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Foreign Minister Qureshi felicitated his Saudi counterpart on the successful initiative of convening the Virtual G-20 Leaders Summit, and stated that Saudi leadership of the G-20 is key to forging a coordinated and coherent global response to the crisis. In this context, he also highlighted Prime Minister Imran Khan's call for debt relief and restructuring for developing states to enable them to free up resources to combat the disease, save precious lives and shore up economies.

Qureshi reiterated Pakistan's strong condemnation of recent missile attacks launched towards Riyadh and Jazan, noting that...